Circadian rhythms and obesity in mammals

Oren Froy*

*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapterpeer-review

1 Scopus citations

Abstract

Obesity has become a serious and growing public health problem [1]. Attempts to develop new therapeutic strategies have mostly focused on energy expenditure and caloric intake. Recent studies link energy homeostasis to the circadian clock at the behavioral, physiological, and molecular levels [2-5], emphasizing that certain nutrients and the timing of food intake may play a significant role in weight gain [6]. Therefore, it is plausible that resetting of the circadian clock can be used as a new approach to attenuate obesity.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSleep, Circadian Rhythms, and Metabolism
Subtitle of host publicationThe Rhythm of Life
PublisherApple Academic Press
Pages103-131
Number of pages29
ISBN (Electronic)9781482262650
ISBN (Print)9781771880626
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2014

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 by Apple Academic Press, Inc.

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Circadian rhythms and obesity in mammals'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this